The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-09-16

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% the conclusion, was the shadowy figure
0at mad stood on b bank and; been Cd
oressed as "Father." He was q wonder.
1~ul-lookdng old man, with q snowy beard
p 0 that the ends Of it hung v the
sides OF b litter, and he had a hooked
nose, above which flashed out q pair Of
eyes as keen as q snakes, whilst his whole
Pountenance was instinct with a look Of
WISE and sardonic humor impossible to de-
scribe on paper.
"Art thou awake, strangerPn he safd. in
o deep and low voice.
''Surely, my father" I answered.. o
te0usly, feeling certain that I should do
we'll to conciliate this ancient Mammon Of
Unrighteousness.
Hc stroked his beautiful white beard and
smiled family.
"From whatever country thou camest,"
he said, "and, by the way, 1t must be from
one where somewhat of our language ID
known, they teach their children courtesy
there, my stranger son. And now where.
fore contest thou unto this land, which
scarce an alien foot has pressed from the
time that maA knoweths Art thou and
those with t~heeaweary Of LIEF"
1--WE came to find new things,n I an.
ss-ered, boldly. 1--WE are tired Of the old
things; we have come up ont Of the sea to
know that which is unknown. We are Of
.a1ibtsave race who fear not death, my very
much respected father-that Is, if we can
CAT a little freshinformatton before we die.s
'Htmphl" said the old gentleman; ssthat
may be true, 1t is rash to contradict. other
wise I should say that thou vast lying, my
son. However, I dare say that She-apho-
must-bc-c begged will meet thy wishes 1 the
NATTER
Who IS ShedDholmustbe-obcvedrs I
asked, curiously.
The old man glanced at the bearers, and
then answered, with a little smile that
somehow. sent my blood to my heart.
Surely, my stranger son, thou wilt learn
soon enough, lift be her pleasure to see
thee at all in tho flesh"
Tin the f1esh?" I answered. "Whatmay
my father wish to conveyi"
But the old man only laughed a dreadful.
laugh, and made no reply.
What Is the name Of my fathers peo-
plei" I asked.
THE Of my people Is Amahagger''
1.-THE People of the Rocks.
"Andif a son might ask, what u tho
name Of my fatherW
my name Is Billali.Y
and whittier go we, my fatheri"
That shalt thou sees" and at signfrom
him b bearers started forward at q run
till they reached the litter in which Job
wa reposing with one leg hanging over
the stde). Apparently, however, he could
not make much Of Job, for presently I saw
hts bearers trot forward to Leo's litter.
And afterthat, a. nothing fresh occurred,
yielded to the. pleasant 'swaying motion
Of the litter, and. went to sleep again. I
was dreadfully tired. When / woke /
found that wc were passing through a
socky defle q Q lava formation5with pre-
Npitous si0sss IN which grew many beauti.
tal trees and Towering shrubs.
Presently this deflle took q turn, and q
byely sight unfolded itself TO my eyes.
6efore M wasa vast cup Of green. from
g9ur to six miles In 4xtent, shaped Ike q
Romau nmphithsater. The sides q this
- 80 eaY vese seekN @d e1othsA WITH
meAdow-land, studded with single trees Of
magnificent growth, and watered by menn.
derfng streamss On this rich plain efazed
herds Of goats and cattle, but I saw no
sheep. AT first i could not imagine what
fhisstsange spot could be. but presently II
lashed upon me that It must represent the
mater q so1ne l~cngextinct volcano, which
had aeterward been q Lake, and was ulh.
mAtely drained IN some unexplained way,
And here may state that. from my subse.
qnent experience of this and nmuch lareer
.but Otherwise similar spot that I shall have
occasion to describe by andby, l haycev ery
reason to believe that this conclusion was
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